Tom's Hardware reports that OpenAI, Amazon and Google are developing or scouting Argentina's Patagonia region for large AI data centers. The outlet highlights the region's 17,300 glaciers, cold conditions and cheap energy, while pointing to scarce fiber lines as a connectivity hurdle.
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Tom's Hardware describes cold conditions and cheap energy as draws for data center projects in Patagonia, but says fiber lines are scarce.
Tom's Hardware reports that OpenAI, Amazon and Google are developing or scouting Argentina's Patagonia region for large AI data centers. The outlet highlights the region's 17,300 glaciers, cold conditions and cheap energy, while pointing to scarce fiber lines as a connectivity hurdle.
Tom's Hardware@tomshardwareBig Tech eyes glacier-strewn Patagonia for building mega AI data centers — region offers 17,300 glaciers, coldness, and cheap energy, but fiber lines are scarce
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Tom's Hardware@tomshardwareBig Tech eyes glacier-strewn Patagonia for building mega AI data centers — region offers 17,300 glaciers, coldness, and cheap energy, but fiber lines are scarce
TechRadar@techradarOpenAI targets Argentina's freezing Patagonia for $25 billion 500MW AI data center